SBGI vs NXST vs FOXA Stock Comparison

Sinclair, Nexstar Media and Fox Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$14.17 +9.3% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$989.71M
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$187.88 +19.4% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.86B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.81B
Div. yield
0.04%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
FOXA Fox Corp
$67.67 +9.0% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$28.10B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.96B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Fox leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Fox 8, Sinclair 2, Nexstar Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBGINXSTFOXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $989.71M $5.86B $28.10B FOXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 15.7x 13.9x SBGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 5.7x 12.0x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +32.3% +9.0% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 5.5% 11.3% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 7.7% 11.1% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 5.6x 0.6x FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.04% 0.00% SBGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.0% -4.3% +4.5% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr +2.3%/yr +10.3%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.0% 37.0% 36.6% FOXA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 70/100 74/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

SBGINXSTFOXA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSBGINXSTFOXA
Valuation 81 #11 of 53 85 #9 of 53 65 #19 of 53
Growth 56 #20 of 44 79 #10 of 44 74 #12 of 44
Profitability 69 #14 of 43 86 #7 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Financial Health 38 #38 of 61 40 #37 of 61 88 #8 of 61
Shareholder Returns 54 #14 of 29 61 #12 of 29 50 #15 of 29
Overall 60 70 74
  • SBGI ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NXST ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • FOXA ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSBGINXSTFOXASPY
1 month +9.3%+19.4%+9.0% -5.9%
3 months -4.0%0.0%+9.5% -4.6%
6 months -0.1%-3.4%+7.9% +0.2%
Year to date -7.4%-7.5%-7.4% +7.5%
1 year +4.0%-4.3%+4.5% +8.2%
3 years -1.8%+22.2%+116.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.6%+6.9%+29.3% +19.0%
5 years -48.3%+12.1%+63.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -12.4%+2.3%+10.3% +9.4%
10 years -44.6%+296.8%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -5.7%+14.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSBGINXSTFOXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.0%37.0%36.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.4%38.1%41.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.380.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.120.12 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-39.0%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-25.9%-11.1% -5.9%
52-week high $17.00$253.64$76.11 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$154.70$48.79 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSBGINXSTFOXA
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 14.0x 15.5xmedian 14.0x 14.0xmedian 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.5x 1.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 9.6x 8.6xmedian 9.6x 9.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 8.0x 4.5xmedian 8.0x 12.9xmedian 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.48median 0.40 -20.87median 0.40 0.45median 0.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSBGINXSTFOXA
Revenue $3.38B $6.81B $17.96B
Gross profit – $3.77B –
Operating income $291.00M $1.40B –
Net income $96.00M $353.00M $2.08B
Free cash flow $262.00M $1.29B $2.21B
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $12.03 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $659.00M $446.00M $4.54B
Total debt $4.04B $11.41B $6.61B
Shares (diluted) 72.46M 31.01M 428.00M
Enterprise value -$1.98B $4.48B $13.74B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTFOXA
P/E 10.7x 15.5x 14.0x
P/FCF 3.9x 4.5x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 4.0x 10.5x
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 1.6x
P/B 2.5x 2.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -2.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 8.6x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 12.0x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 16.8x 13.0x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 11.5x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.48 -20.87 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTFOXA
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 32.3% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 10.0% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.9% 36.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 22.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 328.6% -26.9% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 0.5% 25.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 305.1% -28.7% 6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -0.7% 31.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% 31.0% -10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 12.1% 21.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.2% 31.2% -17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 14.3% 23.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTFOXA
Gross margin – 55.4% –
EBITDA margin 16.0% 28.7% 17.8%
Operating margin 8.6% 20.6% –
Pretax margin 2.6% 6.7% 15.4%
Net margin 2.8% 5.5% 11.3%
FCF margin 7.8% 18.9% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 21.4% 15.1%
Return on equity 28.9% 15.6% 17.1%
Return on assets 1.9% 2.1% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 7.7% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 8.8% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 4.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTFOXA
Debt / assets 73.2% 64.2% 28.6%
Debt / equity 9.8x 4.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 5.6x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 15.4x 8.8x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 92.6% 86.1% 45.6%
Equity / assets 7.4% 13.9% 54.4%
Interest coverage 0.9x 2.4x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.3x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.1x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 1.00 1.21 3.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBGINXSTFOXA
Dividend yield 7.1% 4.0% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 6.1%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 4.0% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 75.0% 64.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.5% 17.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.3% 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 8.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSBGINXSTFOXA
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 5.7xFY2026 12.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $32.94FY2026 $5.63FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +998.0%FY2026 +3.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -196.0% -45.6% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026 $17.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +68.2%FY2026 +0.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -17.3% -4.3% -1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBGINXSTFOXA
Held by institutions 44.4% 100.0% 60.1%
Institutions holding 178 488 747
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +4.0% +9.3%
Institutions buying 113 220 374
Institutions selling 36 181 274
Buyers to sellers 3.14 1.22 1.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SBGINXSTFOXA
SBGI 1.00 0.57 0.44
NXST 0.57 1.00 0.28
FOXA 0.44 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBGI, NXST and FOXA?

Fox (FOXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sinclair (SBGI) $989.71M, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.86B, Fox (FOXA) $28.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBGI, NXST and FOXA?

Sinclair (SBGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sinclair (SBGI) 10.3x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 15.7x, Fox (FOXA) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Sinclair (SBGI) 11.4x, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.7x, Fox (FOXA) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexstar Media (NXST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sinclair (SBGI) +1.2%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +32.3%, Fox (FOXA) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Sinclair (SBGI) 2.8%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.5%, Fox (FOXA) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Sinclair (SBGI) 6.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 7.7%, Fox (FOXA) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Sinclair (SBGI) +4.0%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -4.3%, Fox (FOXA) +4.5%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Sinclair (SBGI) -12.4%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.3%/yr, Fox (FOXA) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sinclair (SBGI) has the highest dividend yield: Sinclair (SBGI) 0.07%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 0.04%, Fox (FOXA) 0.00%. Fox (FOXA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fox (FOXA) has been the steadiest (Sinclair (SBGI) 46.0%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 37.0%, Fox (FOXA) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SBGI, NXST and FOXA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fox (FOXA) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.